Catalogue·PU-Mu 1050, Box 24, folder 13·1939–1948

Ayios Ermoyenis, Objects

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Typed and handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 9 of catalogue PU-Mu 1050, Box 24, folder 13 (Ayios Ermoyenis, Objects), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 24, folder 13, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 9 of 69

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P 1582 Tomb 9, 26 37.45 fusiform unguentarium down-turned rim; under surface of foot has swelling at center clay, with white and other bits, is red and yellowish in patches, and the surface bears the remains of a matt black wash H 0,151 diam. 0.046

P 1583 Tomb 9, 27 37.41 fusiform unguentarium bottom rough from wheel, will not stand; in general, roughly made dull red clay with many white bits; seems to have remains of matt black wash about the foot. top gone PH 0.09 diam. 0.031

P 1584 Tomb 9, 28 37.44 fusiform unguentarium under surface of foot has swelling at center clay, with white and other bits, patchy reddish and yellowish; on surface, remains of matt black wash top gone PH 0.137 diam. 0.05

P 1585 Tomb, 9, 29 28.19 mouth of pottery alabastron wheel marks clear; lip spreads out fairly flat to simple edge slightly down-turned red clay with white bits (resembles the body of P 1562 more than its own mouth does) nearly the whole circle of the lip preserved, and the start of the neck diam. 0.053

P 1586 South cut 30.3 casserole nearly flat-topped rim with overhang on outside; rounded bottom below angle at base of sides; horizontal handle smeared on below rim either side red clay with numerous white and other bits; much blackened apparently from hot coals mended from many pieces, parts missing H 0.088 diam. 0.231

P 1587 S cut, dep. 1. 37.17 bell-shaped flask the under side is pushed far in, presumably to reduce capacity, and has in the center a knob, like the end of a short clapper for the bell; at the base of the neck a spiral groove of 6 1/2 turns red clay with numerous white and other bits mended from three pieces, top gone PH 0.198 gtest diam. 0.093

65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain

Objects named on this pageAyios Ermoyenis (St Hermogenes)

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Recorded (6)

  • P 1582fusiform unguentarium · Tomb 9
  • P 1583fusiform unguentarium · Tomb 9
  • P 1584fusiform unguentarium · Tomb 9
  • P 1585mouth of pottery alabastron · Tomb 9
  • P 1586casserole
  • P 1587bell-shaped flask

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